Bill Burdick vs. Dick Errickson — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Errickson
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Errickson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Burdick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Burdick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 3.85 and 1.486 for Dick Errickson. By the career numbers, Bill Burdick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Burdick and Dick Errickson

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.97
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.94
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.44
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.37
43.37
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
3.85
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2209
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.1
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.18
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
804
9.83
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.44
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
3.54
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.88
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
2.15
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.633
0.633
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
38.49
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3198
39.09
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.64
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
35.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Dick Errickson

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.24
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
27
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
9
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.274
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Dick Errickson

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
403.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
547.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
81.6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
17.48
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.38
15.32
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
96
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
100.8
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
24
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
38.4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
14.58
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.8
9.11
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
105.6
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.68
5.68
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA